Night, embassy.

Lu Ye, Chen Zhi and the others, at this time, gathered together to discuss a military exercise during the day today.

"It can be seen that the soldiers under Yuan Shao are all very elite." You Heng said with a frown.

Lu Ye kept tapping the desk in front of him with his right hand: "Things, you can't say it completely. Such an army is certainly elite, but I think it is impossible for Yuan Shao's hundreds of thousands of soldiers to be such elite. Otherwise, it would have dominated the world a long time ago. ”

"Then Zihang, do you estimate that under Yuan Shao, how many troops like the one shown today can there be?" You Heng asked.

Lu Ye pondered for a moment: "I don't think it will be much. Such an army must be able to be trained in countless battles, and it is clear at a glance that it is by no means a new recruit. To train such a soldier, at least five or more people were killed. I estimate that even if it is an army under Yuan Shao, soldiers like this should be almost below 50,000. ”

Yuan Shao now has hundreds of thousands of soldiers in control, but it is also very difficult to have soldiers of this quality on a very large scale.

Therefore, Lu Ye boldly guessed that an army like Yuan Shao's command would not exceed 50,000.

No matter how much, even if Yuan Shao has a strong background, he may not be able to afford such a configuration.

You Heng nodded when he heard this: "If it's only 50,000, it seems that I'm too worried." The Qingzhou army under Cao Gong is not necessarily really weak. ”

Of course, Cao Cao's army is not weak, but the total number is much inferior to Yuan Shao.

The number of troops that Cao Cao's subordinates can mobilize at any time is definitely not more than 30,000. Even if it was a crusade against Xuzhou, Cao Cao personally led the troops, but there were only more than 20,000.

In the battle of Guandu, in the entire battle, Cao Cao mobilized a total of 50,000 troops, plus hard labor.

Although Yuan Shao and Cao Cao both owned the land of the four states, the territory that Cao Cao took over was full of holes, and Cao Cao himself had to send people to check and fill in the gaps.

As a result, the already small number of troops is even more stretched in such a situation.

"There are only these elite troops, don't forget that there are hundreds of thousands of other troops under Yuan Gong'......." Lu Ye said quietly.

Speaking of this, You Heng's face finally showed uneasiness at this time.

Yes, Lu Ye is right, Yuan Shao's subordinates are not only these troops.

Chen on the side said at this time: "You are worried about too many things...... right?" Obviously, Chen Zhi was a little worried about what Lu Ye and You Heng were discussing at this time.

Lu Ye and You Heng then turned their heads, looked at Chen Zhi and said, "What does Uncle Zhi mean?" ”

Chen Zhi smiled and said, "What's the use of you caring so much about the troops under Duke Yuan?" Even if he fights in the future, it doesn't necessarily mean that Yuan Gong will definitely throw all the troops in his hands, right? ”

"Take 10,000 steps back, even if there is a war at that time, Yuan Gong has really invested the troops in his hands, so do you think about how big a big army like this must be to be able to spread out?"

"So the thoughts you have in your head right now are actually of no use at all."

After listening to Chen Zhi's words, Lu Ye and You Heng only felt a little sudden at this time and patted their heads fiercely, yes, what is the use of thinking about these things here now?

So he looked at Chen Zhi with a grateful look: "Thank you for waking us up." ”

Lu Ye took a chopstick dish, and said to Chen Zhi at this time: "Actually, there are some things that should not be hidden from Uncle Zhi, we came to Yecheng this time, and the task on the surface is of course to solve that matter, but in fact, we have another ......." ”

"Zihang!" You Heng on the side was finally ready to speak out to stop Lu Ye at this time.

Lu Ye waved his hand, because at this time, Lu Ye had already remembered what the name Chen Zhi was. It was precisely because of this that Lu Ye attached more importance to Chen Zhi.

Chen Dao, a native of Runan County, Yuzhou. Chen Zhi became Liu Bei's subordinate when Liu Bei was in Yuzhou, and followed Liu Bei to fight in the Quartet, and his name was often second to Zhao Yun, and he was the commander of Liu Bei's pro-army "Bai Yu Army", and he had been leading the army with Liu Bei, and his name was often inferior to Zhao Yun, and he was known for his loyalty and bravery.

During the period of Liu Chan, the queen of Shu, Chen Zhiguan went to the general of Zhengxi and was the Marquis of Ting. In 226, Zhuge Liang prepared for the Northern Expedition and wanted to move his army to Hanzhong, so Li Yan, who was stationed in Yong'an, moved to Tunjiangzhou, leaving Chen to garrison Yong'an. Chen Zhi was appointed governor of Yong'an.

With such a character, Lu Ye felt that if he wanted to do something in the future, it was still very necessary to make friends.

So Lu Ye didn't have any thoughts of hiding his selfishness at this time. Although I don't know why Chen Zhi is in Yecheng now and doesn't follow Liu Bei, Lu Ye knows that since Chen Zhi is a capable person, then he shouldn't let him slip away from his side like this.

What's more, Chen Zhidu has already agreed to go to Xudu with him and Youheng, so of course he has enough confidence to keep Chen Zhi in Xudu.

At that time, whether Chen Zhi chooses to follow Cao Cao or follow Lu Ye himself, Lu Ye feels that it is not very important. As long as Chen Zhi followed him to Xudu and stayed in Xudu, then it would be meaningful to him.

So in the face of You Heng's stopping, Lu Ye just waved his hand lightly: "Uncle Zhi is not an outsider, we don't need to avoid him like this." ”

Chen Zhi was of course very moved when he heard Lu Ye's words.

"Our other mission is actually to find out about some of the arming situation on Yuan's side and the military arrangement. In order to be true in the future, once the incident happens, Cao Gong can react in time. Lu Ye said.

After finishing speaking, Chen Zhi seemed a little silent.

"You mean to say...... Between Yuan Cao, there will be a battle in the end? Chen Zhi looked a little uncertain and said.

Lu Ye glanced at Chen Dao, and finally nodded.

"These things, I think Uncle Zhi must have more thoughts in your heart than I do. If this kind of thing is brought up and asked of me, some stations will inevitably look down on me, right? With a gentle smile on his face, Lu Ye said to Chen Zhi like this.

Chen Zhi couldn't help but smile a little awkwardly.

You Heng on the side watched these two people play dumb riddles, and he felt a little embarrassed in his heart, thinking that I was the main envoy of this mission, how could I feel that all the limelight and all the grandeur were stolen by Lu Ye?